Gender Summit Overview

Over the past seven weeks, a group of twelve students and two facilitators at Liger Leadership Academy investigated a variety of topics related to gender as part of an exploration entitled “Gender Equity.” As our final product, we decided to organize a gender summit to raise awareness and create dialogue about these very important global issues.

Approximately 100 high school students from around the country attended this event on January 27th and 28th. The event was conducted in both English and Khmer and divided into four main themes: culture, language, economics, and power. This entire event was organized and facilitated by students.

Check out our gallery of photos from the summit!

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Mission

Our mission is to raise awareness about global gender issues with a focus on Cambodian society. In order to affect positive change we must examine the past to transform the future. Through communication, passion, and risk-taking we will investigate various aspects of gender discrimination and inequalities by sharing stories, exchanging knowledge, and interacting with others to create a healthy and constructive dialogue about gender equity.

Gender Summit

Over the past seven weeks, a group of twelve students and two facilitators at Liger Leadership Academy have investigated a variety of topics related to gender as part of an exploration entitled “Gender Equity.” As our final product, we decided to organize a gender summit to raise awareness and create dialogue about these very important global issues.

Our summit will take place over two days, January 27th and 28th and will be conducted in both English and Khmer. We have invited high school age students from around the country to attend this event.

Stay tuned for our gallery of student work, photographs, and interviews from the summit.

Disclaimer

This is the first time that Liger Leadership Academy students have deeply examined the global issues of gender equity. In this project, we are trying to promote gender equity by giving people a voice and facilitating conversation. We do not claim to be experts on these topics, and we fully understand that some topics may be seen as controversial; however, our intention is not to disrespect or devalue tradition but rather encourage positive change.